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2022.03.06 Bakewell, (pay P.C), NE on Granby Rd, ~E across FB SK220.685 (with locks) over River Derwent, continue to Agricultural Show Cafes, ~ NE to Coombs Rd & SE along it passing under Monsal Trail 'rail viaduct', thru Coombs Farm, join BW ~SSE passing (unseen reser) then ~E turning ESE thru Bouns Corner, then ~S on its edge, SE to top of Rowsley, S then SE thru Rowsley to A6 Rd near Peacock Inn, cross towards & past School, ~W to Mill for tea break, then return ~S over River Wye & continue to gate of Stanton Woodhouse (SK257.644, ~W for a very short distance then continue ~SSW past the S W Farm, continue on FP SSE then SSW to pass the Endcliffe Quarry (dis) up to a road, NNW on road to SK253.637, V-turn S on FP which gradually turns N past Lees Cross Quarries (dis), at ~SK250.639 V-turn ~SSW to pass the Nine Ladies Stone Circle, continue to junct of FP's at SK247.628, take FP to W to The Cork Stone (below the New Quarry (dis), and continue to the road (Birchover Rd), ~S on this rd and take FP to West at SK241.625, which turns SW on a ridge thru Dungeon Plantation (on the N-side of Birchover), exit on Rd at SK237.622 (near PH), take FP ~W past Church then later WSW to exit at the B5056 Rd at SK229.620, ~200m S on road, join The Limestone Way ~N bending NW between Robin Hoods Stride & Hermits Cave, continue NNW to rd, leave L S Way and take access way ~WNW to Harthill Moor Farm, skirt to West around farm on FP which turns NNW to rejoin The L.S. Way ~NNW to The River Bradford at SK214.640, leave L Way and follow FP ~NE along The River Bradford to Alport, cross Alport Lane ~N at SK220.645 and follow The River Lathkill WNW then NW toward Raper Lodge, follow Lane NE over The River Lathkill, (BW incorrectly shown on Map), follow 'old track on map' ~NW up to SK215.653, path ~ E just to N-side of Barn, follow track along drystone wall ~N to join Road (close to Trig Beacon), follow road ~N about 180m past Noton Barn Farm, follow Intake Lane ~NE down to Haddon Rd (A6) at SK223.677, follow Road ~NW for ~100m then FP thru 'houses' and Park back to start in Bakewell. Leader Andrew Irwin, Sunday, 12 on walk, about 13miles - excellent weather!

(I took the alternate (earlier) 257 bus leaving at 16.25 from Bakewell via Eyam (no passengers picked up there). Most passengers (students) boarded at Bakewell, then many between Bamford and the A57 at Ladybower Inn, Followed the A57 back to Sheffield dropping off in town but not picking up any passengers No bus presently serves Fairholmes near the Derwent Dam - access regretfully only by car)


5) Weir in River Derwent at Bakewell. Main stone arch access road bridge into Bakewell at back

7) Pedestrian bridge with locks

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9) passing cafes in Agricultural Show building

11) Mansion on Coombs Road

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16) some of this seasons lambs have already been born

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19) Stone viaduct for railway to Manchester - now takes Monsal Trail

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26) Coombs Farm

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RB) picture of photographer Tony Allsopp taken by Richard Bennett

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45) descending to Rowsley

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49) River Wye seen behind Farm - thus probably Wye Farm?

51) down to Rowsley

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55) Church just off road down to Rowsley. Some workmen killed during the construction of the now disused railway line are buried here

57) In Zanadu did Kubla Khan a stately pleasure dome ------

60) Rowsley Post Office and general store

62) The Peacock Inn

63) Caldwell Mill where we had morning tea

66) The mill

67) informative notice

68) another view of the mill

71) the mill head race canalised from The River Wye

72) The Mill and Heas Race

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85) The River Wye downstream of road bridge we crossed South / East of Mill on our route to Stanton Woodhouse. The River Wye meges with the River Derwent not far from the bridge

87) Is This Peak Tor?

89) a once barn replaced by a Silo

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93) The main hall entrance to Stanton Woodhouse

97) passing some of the farm buildings

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100) a glimpse of the hall

104) looking back mainly at farm buildings

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107) decayed quarry buildings

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113) quarry face

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121a) probably uncompleted grinding stone

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125) The Nine Ladies Stone Circle

127) Control + to enlarge and hopefully reas - or try Wikipedia

129) can only count 8 stones?

131b) view to East (Matlock way)

132) View to East

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134) The Cork Stone - see descriptive notice picture 139

136) New Peak Quarry (dis) behind The Cork Stone

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143) following 'ridge' above Birchover Houses

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146) houses in Birchover seen from ridge

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150) Snowdrops

151) Crocus

153) The Druids Inn seen after sescending from the ridge

155) another view of The Druids Inn

156) Church passed on way down to the B5056 Road

158) pond passed

159) zoomed into distant buildings

162) Belted Galloway Cattle

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165) Rock Massif Hermits Cave seen on way down to road

166) Robin Hoods Stride also seen on way down to road

168) met Ramblers Leader (to tight) and partner on another walk

170) part of track here to Gratcliff Cottage is also a part of The Limestone Way going up to Robin Hoods Stride

172) Robin Hoods Stride

176) lunch break on way up to Robin Hoods Stride

179) up towards Robin Hoods Stride

181) as above

182) Zoomed into Stone Circle seen in distance when starting on way from Robin Hoods Stride toward Harthill Moor Farm

183) looking back at Robin Hoods Stride

184) turning into Harthill Moor Farm

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187) lake near Hollow Farm

191) on way toward Youlgreave and River Bradford

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195) Hollow Farm and Lake

198) Youlgreave ahead of us

200) what type of farming operation

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202) Youlgreave Church at top


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205) River Bradford - we crossed it at road from where this ohoto is taken

206) path to Alport along The River Bradford

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209) Farm to West of Alport

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213) River Larhkill passes under Alport Lane and emerges as in picture - merges with River Bradford

214) River Lathkill above Alport Lane

216) following River Lathkill to Raper Lodge

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